From owner-freebsd-stable Tue Nov 7 13:55: 6 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from smtp1.sentex.ca (smtp1.sentex.ca [199.212.134.4]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E19B437B4C5 for ; Tue, 7 Nov 2000 13:55:02 -0800 (PST) Received: from simoeon.sentex.net (simeon.sentex.ca [209.112.4.47]) by smtp1.sentex.ca (8.11.0/8.11.0) with ESMTP id eA7LsoW00317; Tue, 7 Nov 2000 16:54:50 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <5.0.0.25.0.20001107164630.08370050@marble.sentex.ca> X-Sender: mdtpop@marble.sentex.ca X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.0 Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2000 16:48:17 -0500 To: cvarda@ig.com.br From: Mike Tancsa Subject: Re: Promise ATA RAID and IDE Tapes Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <200011072151.eA7Lp2F33126@mass.osd.bsdi.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG At 01:51 PM 11/7/00 -0800, Mike Smith wrote: > > I've seen some messages regarding ATA RAID and got curious about the > Promise > > ATA RAID solution (hardware): does it depends on any software compatibility > > to work with FreeBSD or even with Linux? Promise's website is > > www.promise.com. > >The Promise ATA RAID solution is software, and now supported (to some >degree) in 4.2 The 3ware works really well if you are looking for an IDE RAID card. > > BTW, did someone installed successfully any IDE Tape Drives like Seagate's > > Travan and Hornet drives? > >Yes. However these drives are actually a pretty bad deal; when a 5GB >tape is ~$40 the drive suddenly looks a lot less economical. Try >finding a secondhand DAT or Exabyte 8mm drive. Also, I find a *much* higher failure rate with the travan cart tapes. We gave up on the technology a few months ago and just stick with DAT drives. The initial cost is a little higher, but cheaper in the long run, not to mention more reliable. ---Mike ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mike Tancsa, tel +1 519 651 3400 Sentex Communications mike@sentex.net Cambridge, Ontario Canada www.sentex.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message